Mechanical movement



J. C. S OEMER.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR-10.1919.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

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JOSEPH C. SOEMER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

Serial No.

consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

The subjeot-matter of the present invention is divided from myapplication for patent for internal combustion engines, filed April 1, 1918, Serial No. 226,073.

An object of the invention is to provide a movement of the character stated which is of simple and durable structure and which will economically and positively transmit movement from the pistons to the shaft, as stated, the parts being so arranged and assembled that they occupy minimum space a'ndmay attain maximum efficiency in operation.

In the accompanying drawings Figure'l is a vertical sectional View of the mechanical movement and portions of the engine.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same cut on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the-engine is shown at 1, and the said engine includes a plurality of cylinders 2 ofconventional pattern Any number of cylinders may be employed. HOWEWQI, it is advantage. Each cylinder is provided with a piston 3, which is adapted to reciprocate in a usual manner w n the engine is in operation. A piston r d 4 is connected with the piston 3 by means of a ball and socket connection 5, whereby the said piston rod may have universal swinging movement with relation to the piston.

The engine shaft 6 is disposed centrally of the cylinders 2, and parallel with the same. A gear wheel 7 is fixed to the shaft 6, and meshes with a gear wheel 8, which is mounted upon a shaft 9, journaled in a casing 10, and disposed at right angles to the Specification of Letters Patent.

axes are in alinement.

14 is fixed to the intermediate portion ofthe I shaft 6, and is located within the cups Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Originalapplieatipn filed April 1, 1918, Serial No, 226,073. Divided and this application filed April 10, 1919.

shaft 6. Suitable bearings and supports are provided for the shafts 6 and 9.

A cup-sl1aped member 11 is fixed to the gear wheel 7, and the shaft 6 is disposed centrally of the said member. Beveled rollers 12 and 13 are journaled at the opposite sides of the member 11, and are disposed interiorly thereof. The rollers 12 and 13 are diametrically opposite each other, and their A globular member shaped member 11. The engine l-is mounted upon the top of the casing 10. A wabble disk 15 is loosely mounted on the globular member 14, and may move freely upon the same. An annular ring 16 is fixed to the base of the engine 1, and is located within the upper portion of the casing 10. The ring 16'is provided at its lower side with an annular set of teeth 17. The disk '15 is provided at its edge and at its upper surface with an annular set of teeth 18, which are adapted to mesh with the teeth 17 The disk 14 is so disposed in the cup-shaped member 11 that its undersurfa'ce bears against the top of the roller 12, and its upper surface bears against the,lower edge of the roller \13, as best illustrated in ,Fig. 1 of the drawing. The disk 15 is-provided with a series of bearings 19,.which receive ball ends 20 provided upon the rods 4.

Atthe point above the roller 12, the teeth 18 of the disk 15 mesh with the teeth' 17, of the ring 16. At all other points the teeth 1S arespaced from the teeth 17 downward movement occurs just after the rod has passed the roller 12, and inasmuch as the disk'15 bears against the top side of the roller 12, the cup-shaped member 11 is rotated in the casing 10. In view of the fact that the member 11 is fixed to the shaft 6, through the gear wheel 7 the rotary movement of the said member 11 rotates the shaft 6. From the shaft" 6'rotary movement is transmitted to the shaft 9 by the intermeshing gear wheels 7 and 8.v

From the foregoing description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that a mechanical move ment of simple and durable structure is pro- Having described the invention, what is 1 claimed is 1. Mechanism for transmitting movement from a reciprocating piston to a shaft disposed parallel with the path of movement of the piston comprising a member fixed to the shaft, rollers ]ournaled upon the member and located diametrically opposite each other, a wabble disk movably mounted on the shaft and disposed over one roller and under the other, and means for engaging that portion of the wabble disk which is disposed over the roller.

' 2. Mechanism fortransmitting movement from a reciprocating piston to a rotating shaft comprising a member fixed to the shaft, rollers located within the member at opposite sides' thereof, a wabble disk loosely mounted on the shaft and disposed under one roller and over the other, and means for engaging that portion of the fwabble disk which is disposedpver the roller.

3. Mechanism for transmitting movement from a reciprocating piston to a'shaft which is disposed parallel to the path of movement of the piston comprising a member fixed to the shaft, rollers journaled upon the member at opposite sides and having their axes in alinement, a wabble disk loosely mounted on the shaft and having a portion extending under one roller and a portion extending over the other roller, and means adapted to engage that portion of the wabble disk which extends over the roller.

4. Mechanism for transmitting movement from a reciprocating piston to a rotating shaft comprising a cup-shaped member fixed to the shaft,-rollers journaled in the cupshaped member at the opposite sides thereof, a wabble disk loosely mounted on the shaft and having a portion disposed under one roller and a portion disposed over the other roller, and means for engaging that portion of the disk which is disposed over the roller.

5. Mechanism for transmitting movement from a reciprocating disk to a shaft comprising a cup-shaped member fixed to the shaft, rollers journaled in the member, a wabble disk loosely mounted on the shaft and having a portion extending under one roller and a portion extending over the other roller, teeth carried by the. wabble disk,

teeth located in fixed position above the" wabble disk and adapted to be engaged by the teeth of the disk, and means connecting. the disk with the piston. I

6. A mechanism for converting recipro' cating motion into rotary motion comprising a shaft, a member mounted on the shaft and adapted to rotate, a disk adapted to receive a wabbling motion, means carried by the member disposed diametrically to each other and adapted to engage the opposite surfaces of the disk, teeth around the edge of one' face of the disk, stationary teeth mounted above the disk and adapted to engage a por-v tion of the teeth on the disk, and means operable in parallelism with the shaft to impart movement to the disk.

7. A mechanism for converting reciprocatory motion into rotary motion, comprising a member mounted to rotate, a wabbling disk, means for operating the disk, and rotatable means between the wabbling disk and member,said means being mounted on the member and engaging the wabbling disk outwardly beyond the disk operating means, i

and on opposite sides of the disk at diametrically opposite points thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH C. SOEMER. 

